The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-21

wns on the ground before the alarm had I'm.
fshcd its strokes. Mr. Browser tells story
that may throw light on tho origin Of the fro
Six wetchmon wero. kept constantly on the
promises, and four Of iheso lived In tho main
building
As George Hunt, one OF the upper floor watch
men. WAS coming down the back stairs OF the
training room. whore circus riders do their
way up the stops, and struck him ma blow over
Hunt DROPPED bls Is6tsd lantern. which OK
glodeI and sot Are to tho loose straw on which
.I had fallen The blow cut deep wound
IL fell almost ipsensible
Th1, straw was dry and the flames spread
who wns too weak to cry out an alarm. He
imhanagcd hoEeyor; to crawl TO the door, ahd
WAX Hs Started or The Engine hsase sS ' S
nun street TO alarm tho flremen, but by this
time tho alarm had already been given and the
AS the room! wa. full of com epst!ble material,
the rs had already caught in the nayo fb OF the
sSS snd every engine a bnns city
wSGd and roo d WAS nsoo ssss snS
stc.a 81 hs sd Pa es Before The the
driven at a gaop through the ,Barnum Bali
grounds, tho mass Of humanity simply opening
d, path wide enough for the engines to pass.
There was no use IN attempting to save any but
tho small out-buildings and shops.
The scene around the fro cannot be. de-
ss6 In T0F nat S s s 01 OF sS
snd erles only rotshoed the tsrribfe roars S' o.
don Times, came Into tho Atlantic Hotel at
torn Oh and flesh wound in his thigh. Which
was dressnd by BARLEY OConnor, the hotel
one Of Td his w Sa 9o%
II f5 ssi bsssi ' '%%psd over high fence and
m down ns leg and
were housed In separate G building. and are are
ss isdp Il By s SnrRa tsa sna
over tho new copper long-distance telephone
saos faS sUs oee az ssa as hosS I'M
Bridgeport was but half block away.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
=, The first intimation Of the fire was given by
seemed to realize the i@pendin a danger Mkt
an IL hot lime the flames from
promises, but they wore helpless to check tho
mn rs astern s hSEf guile The
FIVE Of tho watchmen have reported, but one
was filled with hay. and all the parapRernaiis
Of the great show. Before the first alarm ceased
pounding the whole building was enveloped In
fire. and no ono dared to approach the build
ing being fearful OF the crazed animals.
Three elephants persisted, and thirty:six
broke from their fastenings and dashed
through the sides Of the burning building.
Their roars and trumpetings were terrific. Six
elephants and large African hippopotnmus
rushed about the streets. presenting a sicken;
great pieces Of flesh foot square fell Of.
Thirty elephants and one large lion made
their escape. and started off across the country
toward Fairfield and Easton. Great alarm has
Reized large number OF residents OF the West
End and they have taken refuge within their
houses and barred their windows. William
Newman. the elephant trainer, is out Of town.
and the keepers were not able In the excite
ment to herd the frightened animals.
In the horse room were oil the ring horses
trained stations. ponies, &c. These were all
c.rned. In the upper rooms We're all the tents.
poles, seats harnesses, &C.. for the entire show,
and these, too, were all destroyed. In the cat
room were the birds, monkeys three rhihoc-
crosses, hyenas, tigers, lions, and all the men
sgerie, which fell a prey to the flames.
30 RAPIDLY did the flames leap across the
main building that the firemsn made no at
Tempt to save i. but turned their streams upon
The chariot buildings and car sheds, which they
succeeded In saving, but the heat was so In
tense that this was accomplished with the
One Of the three elephants burned was the
famous, sacred white elephant" The lion
which the police attempted to kill at the time
tho fire broke out was afterward Jound In a
barn devouring COW which he had killed. He
was shot.